Climate:
Natural disasters in the UK? :
The UK is not very well known to be an area with alot of natural disasters. The last natural disaster that occured in the UK was a heat wave that struct in 2003; it killed nearly 2500 people.
General Climate Conditions
The UK has a reputation for having cold, wet and dreary weather. Although this may be true for some times of the year, the UK is actually much better than most think - and can have some great weather during the summer months.
Generally, there are four distinct seasons to the UK; summer, winter, spring and autumn.
Winter
Winter generally runs from November to March - though you can expect this to run longer during some years - and is characterized with cold weather, rain, sometimes snow and fog. Winter days in the UK the days are short and nights are long, If it does snow, which is more likely in the northern part of England and Scotland, accumulation will generally only be a couple of inches and will not last long. It is rare for England to have snow that will blanket the country.
Spring
Spring runs from March to May. The characteristics of the UK spring is very unpredictable. In some cases spring can only be up a few weeks due to extended winters Summer
The summer months are characterized by warmer temperatures and longer days. Expect temperatures to be in the region of 15 to 25°C (59° - 77°F), but the UK has experienced even warmer conditions (over 30°C/86°F) over the past few summers.
Autumn/Fall
In the UK Autumn arrives in September and is characterized with dipping temperatures and shortening days.
Human Geography: Linguistics:
The languages spoken in the United Kingdom is English, Welsh,and the Scottish form of Gaelic.
Though those languages listed previously are the native languages that are spoken within the United Kingdom, the UK has a huge level of second language learners. The two languages that are prime in terms of second languages are German and French
Politics:
The type of government that the United Kingdom has in place is a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm.
Executive Branch: Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948)Head of Government:Prime Minister James Gordon BROWN (since 27 June 2007)Cabinet:Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime ministerElections:the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually the prime minister
Legislative Branch:
bicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords (618 seats; consisting of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005 elections; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier) Judicial Branch:
House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary
Due to the different sources used to get information, the numbers may not be 100% accurate According to CIA WORLDBOOK the age structure is as followed:
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 5,233,756/female 4,986,131) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 20,774,192/female 20,246,519) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 4,259,654/female 5,612,953) (2009 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
1. White 92.1%(of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%)
2. Black 2%
3. Indian 1.8%
4. Pakistani 1.3%
5. Mixed 1.2%
6. Other 1.6%
Human geography:
Describe with images and in writing the following:
The man made structures of that place (the artifacts)
The economy of the place (what are the major industries, average income per person and per family.
The language (be specific here, and where warranted, describe the accent/dialect by example).
The politics of the place (be specific as best you can here). If, for example, the place is a democracy show how the people typically vote (the majority).
What is (are) the dominant religions of the place. Do people even attend church, synagogue, mosque, or temple there in any meaningful numbers?
Describe the population both in number and demographically. That is how many people are there, age distribution (population pyramid), and ethnicities within the population.
*** Landforms, i.e. mountain ranges, plateaus, deserts, prairies, volcanoes, steppes etc.
Major rivers of the region. Be sure to identify the source for those rivers.
Where appropriate major islands and island chains.
Type of climate of the region. Be sure to be able to talk about such things as monsoons, typhoons, hurricanes (these are both really the same thing just different oceans have them), cyclones, and tornadoes.
What type of vegetation would one see in that region. As well, note indigenous species of animal unique to the region.
Discuss the human geographical features of the region:
Pay attention to architecture, both traditional and modern.
Physical Geography:
Climate:
Natural disasters in the UK? :
The UK is not very well known to be an area with alot of natural disasters. The last natural disaster that occured in the UK was a heat wave that struct in 2003; it killed nearly 2500 people.
General Climate Conditions
The UK has a reputation for having cold, wet and dreary weather. Although this may be true for some times of the year, the UK is actually much better than most think - and can have some great weather during the summer months.
Generally, there are four distinct seasons to the UK; summer, winter, spring and autumn.
Winter
Winter generally runs from November to March - though you can expect this to run longer during some years - and is characterized with cold weather, rain, sometimes snow and fog. Winter days in the UK the days are short and nights are long, If it does snow, which is more likely in the northern part of England and Scotland, accumulation will generally only be a couple of inches and will not last long. It is rare for England to have snow that will blanket the country.
Spring
Spring runs from March to May. The characteristics of the UK spring is very unpredictable. In some cases spring can only be up a few weeks due to extended winters
Summer
The summer months are characterized by warmer temperatures and longer days. Expect temperatures to be in the region of 15 to 25°C (59° - 77°F), but the UK has experienced even warmer conditions (over 30°C/86°F) over the past few summers.
Autumn/Fall
In the UK Autumn arrives in September and is characterized with dipping temperatures and shortening days.
Human Geography:
Linguistics:
The languages spoken in the United Kingdom is English, Welsh,and the Scottish form of Gaelic.
Though those languages listed previously are the native languages that are spoken within the United Kingdom, the UK has a huge level of second language learners. The two languages that are prime in terms of second languages are German and French
Economy:
Religion:
Christianity
Politics:
The type of government that the United Kingdom has in place is a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm.
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948)Head of Government: Prime Minister James Gordon BROWN (since 27 June 2007)Cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime ministerElections: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually the prime minister
Legislative Branch:
bicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords (618 seats; consisting of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005 elections; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)
Judicial Branch:
House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary
Population:
Population itself: 61,113,205
Due to the different sources used to get information, the numbers may not be 100% accurate
According to CIA WORLDBOOK the age structure is as followed:
0-14 years: 16.7% (male 5,233,756/female 4,986,131) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 20,774,192/female 20,246,519) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 4,259,654/female 5,612,953) (2009 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
1. White 92.1%(of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%)
2. Black 2%
3. Indian 1.8%
4. Pakistani 1.3%
5. Mixed 1.2%
6. Other 1.6%
Human geography: